Pikachew

Venus Bellingham is a rookie police officer from a renowned family of extremely talented police officers. But she lacks even the basic skills needed to do the job: she can't shoot a gun without missing her target; she can barely hold her own in a fight; and she always ends up landing herself in trouble. As a result, Venus' father scorns her for being a disgrace to the family.

To win her father's approval, she takes on a life threatening case by herself, without telling her superiors. She goes undercover to investigate the most dangerous mafia gang, The Inferno, while pretending to work for them.

But the stakes are high: risk being found out by the The Inferno, and their leader, Danté, will kill her. If she is found out for going undercover against orders, she could lose her badge, which is the only way she has to make her father proud.

She makes unexpected friends along the way, including the funny and soft hearted gentleman from The Inferno, Nick, who makes it clear from the first moment he met her that he genuinely cares about her - maybe more than she realizes.

Or, the stoic and mysterious Damian, also part of The Inferno, who has his frozen heart melted by Venus, bringing out the warm, soft version of himself that he hides well.

And then there is the handsome and intriguing leader, Danté, who even threatens to kill her the first night that they meet. Though he infuriates (and often scares) Venus, she finds herself drawn to him, for he was more than the monster she initially thought him to be. He would burn the world for the one he loved, and those that try to take her from him.

As she uncovers the secrets of the mafia and a dark truth hidden within the police, Venus will face danger and broken trust, making her question who the real bad guys were; and where her loyalties should lie. 

She learns from the mafia how to become a stonger person and what it means to be seen for the person she is instead of the person she needs to be. She might be stronger than she knows...

As Venus unravels the mysteries of both worlds, will the newfound strength she gains be enough to face the challenges that lie ahead? And will an enemy turn out to be the one to kindle romance in her tattered heart?

Mafia & Princess

The studio was quiet for a long time. The only sound came from my and Hannah's sniffles. A window was open and icy air blew in.

"No, this wasn't meant to happen!" Jace backed away hysterically into the blank canvasses, causing them all to tumble, making a loud ruckus. He scrambled up again.

"You're not going anywhere," Danté growled, still pointing his gun at Jace. "You can't threaten me, and think you can get away."

Damian silently went over to Hannah and cut off her bindings.

I gently put Will on the floor. "The backup that you brought, was that a lie?"

Jace glanced at his phone lying on the floor near where Hannah sat.

"Okay, well then this means that they aren't as close as you said," I got up with strength in my legs that I didn't know would be there right now. My heart felt so weak, and my mind was numb. "Otherwise, they would have heard the gunshot and come running by now."

Chapter 21: Bug